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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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Woodson, I noticed the good-natured smiley but, two questions:

1. Why does white automatically remind you of a rental?

2. Is the NFR an orange shade is bright, direct sunlight?
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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I never owned a black car but white is just CLEAN! I love it!
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Purple Haze,Oct 21 2006, 12:50 PM
Woodson, I noticed the good-natured smiley but, two questions:

1. Why does white automatically remind you of a rental?

2. Is the NFR an orange shade is bright, direct sunlight?
1) I don't know about San Diego, but pretty much all rental cars here are white.

2) Nope.
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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I recently bought a 2003 GPW w/tan interior. I live in the south so a light colored car is more liveable than a black on black car in the summer. White looks pretty boring on most sedans, but I think it looks great on sports cars, the s2000 in particular.
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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Does anyone know why Honda continually changes the interior color of the GPW? It's gone from tan, to red, to black, to black/red, just about every color combination.

Also, what color is the carpet of a black/red interior?
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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Personally, I've always felt that white cars showed dirt too easily, which is why I've never bought a white car (though I've had lots of white rentals). White isn't nearly as bad as black for that, though.
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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black carpet on the '07. Red/Blk seats and door panels, everything else is black. looks great!
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RadioZero,Oct 21 2006, 04:20 PM
black carpet on the '07. Red/Blk seats and door panels, everything else is black. looks great!
Great news! Thanks. I can't wait to wax the white ghost for the first time. Didn't Herman Melville have a lot to say about the color white in his novel, Moby Dick? Someone quote a few lines.
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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Chips are very noticeable on the front bumper, since the bumper is black underneath the THIN white paint. A clear bra might be a good solution.
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 05:24 PM
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This is my second white car and I must say it hides dirt awfully well. I haven't had anyone mistake my car for a rental. It's just plain beautiful. My tan interior shows more dirt than other combinations whic is it's only downside but since mine is mostly garage queen it's a non issue for the most part. I love the tan...it makes the car look more elegant.
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